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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1924
Page
4
Experts urge municipalities and schools to plant spruce three feet apart on suitable land to grow Christmas trees in eight to twelve years. Alternate harvest rows would remove most trees, leaving six foot spacings for a timber plantation. Projected yields reach 3,630 trees per acre for markets and 1,210 for permanent timber.
In a tale from the Dolittle adventures, Dr Dolittle equips Nightshade the vixen with fox safety packets containing camphor and eucalyptus. The plan: wrap the bottles in sturdy handkerchiefs, carry them safely, and crush them to spread the medicine to deter hounds on a chase. The Doctor predicts the packets will hide the scent and stop dogs from following.
The New York Sun reports Franklin D Roosevelt aims to announce a reform program after the new year. He has proposed year round party work, closer national-state ties, a founder-style finance base, and regional conferences to revive the Democratic Party, though funding remains a major obstacle. The Sun notes speculation of links to Governor Smith and concerns over money.
The New York State College of Forestry backs growing trees for Christmas use to reduce timber drain. Each county starting a Christmas farm will receive 6,000 young trees as a starter. U.S. demand runs ten to fifteen million trees annually, boosting artificial production opportunities.
As state legislatures near convening, supporters and opponents clash over federal child labor regulation. Advocates cite need for nationwide standards and preventing unfair cross state competition, while opponents warn against federal overreach and note many states set age 14.
Commissioner Haynes seeks 200000 for nationwide billboards to enforce the Volstead act. The house committee granted 50000, but the plan aims for grand, constant visibility. if ineffective, Haynes would blame insufficient funds and suggests newspaper ad space as an alternative.
A brief note emphasizes the Salvation Army’s actions to feed the hungry during Christmas, detailing their relief efforts for those facing famine and hardship.
The excerpt rails at optimistic hopes for persuasion of Jack Frost and bones of politics. It mocks La Follette's effort to reshape government and likens winter travel to California as unnecessary. It uses animal imagery to compare global powers and stresses Montana’s ample winter.
The astrology page marks a cautious but hopeful day with benefic and adverse planetary aspects. Business confidence rises via newspapers, legal and journalistic profits grow in the new year, and advertising boosts publicity. Weather may disrupt plans, with storms and temperature swings likely.
Cross word champion Ruth Von Phul solves in six and one half minutes. By Mrs P W Francis. Francis lauds cross wording for education noting No 33 across links watermelons and whales as close kin.
A Florence Davies essay argues that U S schools suffer not from buildings or teachers but from funding and top leadership. The author critiques over professionalized teaching, outlines and outlines driven by supervisors, and calls for higher pay and accountability to improve quality.
A Burgess bedtime tale follows Little Joe Otter and family as they slide across Paddy the Beaver’s ice pond and trek through snow to rest in a snug root cave. The journey blends playful travel with family care and curiosity.
The Board of Trade Journal notes canned whale meat from British Columbia found strong demand in West Africa. Nearly all the product last year was sold to settlements from Liberia to the Congo where whale steak has become a popular viand after oil extraction.
Emilio Galieri noted sculptor died suddenly in Vienna on December 25. His famed works include a Garibaldi monument at the Gardes of the Janiculum in Rome and a 1911-dedicated statue of King Victor Emmanuel II in Rome.
Discovery that fish oils can be deodorized by passing hydrogen nitrogen or carbon dioxide gas eliminates a major objection to fish oil based paints. H K Benson professor of mica engineering at University of Washington says the process opens large potential production in the Pacific Northwest and the paints are declared unusually durable.
Cologne cathedral will soon house the world’s largest bell weighing over 25 tons. The bell, completed at Apolda, has waited over a year for shipment but foreign occupation of the Cologne area delayed installation.
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